Ticket stamp



S. D. McMILLAN.

TICKET STAMP. APPLICATION FILED AUG.25| I92I.

1,432,769. P tented Ot. 24,1922.

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S. D. McMlLLAN. TICKET STAMP. APPLICATION FILED AUG-25. 192i.

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Patented Oct. 24, 1922.

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wicket seam? I A iicatioa'filearair ust'-25, 1921'. Serial to. 495,288.

To all whom 'z't'maytoncem: c, -Be it"knownthat I"; SAMUEL D MO MIL-nan,citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at LeXingtom-irf the county ofDavid'- so'Ii andstateof North Carolina," have in which the 'following'is-"a specification.

The device forming'the' subject matter of thisapplic'ation"isaniimprovement on the structureshown"inniy prior Patent No. 1337 15798issued on'the 15th'dayof March, 1921", and it "is the object'l'of thepresent m ventiento improve the device shown 1n the phtentby' providingim ans whereby the same may be" ada-pted to" handle tickets or the like,which aredi'spensed froma roll;

lt'iswithin' the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toj enhance the utility-= of devices of that type to which the invention apertains. a c With' the above andothenobjeots in'view, which will*appear as the" description "pro ceefds; the invention resides in thecombination and arrangement ofpar'ts and" in" the details ofconstruction hereinafter de-v that,- within "the scope of what claimed;changes inthe jprcis'e embodiment of the inventionshown can bemade'WithOut dep arting' fromthe spirit of the invention;

Inrthe accompanyingdrawings: V a

Figure -1 shows in front elevation; a de vi'ceponstructedin accordancewith the in vention; Figure is a fragmental' rear elevation';'Figureiiiis 'a'perspec'tive view delineating theframe which carri'es'the roll;

Figure 1 is a section taken through the frameflofFi'guref3;l'Figure 5 isa "section taken-through the clip and attendant parts and "Figure 6 is aperspective view she-win In view of the fact that the device form"- ingthe subject matter embodies many of the *detail's-shown in mypatent'abdve 'allud ed; to; the'desbription of certain'lparts' of thestructure maybe shortenedxac cordingly.

Thejnumeralfl indicates aframe wherein a'shaft "2 is" journ'a-led. The'shaft 2'carri'es a member which" is rotatable with the shaft 2ths'erotatable member 3 being -protype bars arereproduced'; asshown at 5, ontheforward surface of the rotatable member The shaft 2 "carries a"spring latch '16 adaptedto"cooperate with seats 7 on theforward portionof the 'frame '1.

The shaft 2 has a knob 17 on its forward end, whereby rotation may beimparted to the shaft and to the member 3. The frame 1 includes lateralarms 8. From one of the arms 8, a drum 9""is journaled, a drum 10beingjournaled in the other arm. Rotation may be imparted to the drums 9and 10, by hand, through the instrumentality of buttons 11 connected tothe forwardends of'the drums. An ink applying element, such asiaribbon12; is wound about the drums 9 and 10 and passes across those type bars4: which happen to be adjacent to the top of the rotatable member 3. Aplunger 14 is mounted for reciprocation in the up penportion "of theframe 1 and is operatively connected at 15 with a feeding mechanism 16which rotates the drum 9. On the lower end of the plunger 14 there is aplaten 18 adapted to cooperate with the ribbon 12 and the,particulartype bar 4 which is immediately beneath the platen.

The structure above described is shown inmyproper patent aboveidentified and the operation thereof is as follows By means-of the knob17, rotation may beimparted vto the member 3 and any desired type bar1,;indicated by the appropriate marking atb, may be brought to the topof the rotatable member 3 immediately below rtheplaten 18; Then, whenthe plungen 14 is struckdownwardly, the ticket or otherobject to beprinted upon being inserted between the platen 18 and the ribbon 12,will be impressed with the legend on the particular type bar 4 which is.beneath the platen. The plunger 14, as it reciprocates, imparts rotationto the drum 9 through the instrumentality of themechanism indicated v at1 5 and 16 and; thus, the ribbon 12 is kres tingon the back part of themain frame.

Adjacent to its inner end, the support 19 is supplied with upstandingflanges 22 carrying-pivot elements 23whereon are mounted the dependingflanges 24 of a clip or guide 25. A spring 26 is engaged with one of thepivot elements 23 and cooperates with the clip to hold the inner edge 12of the clip relatively close to the support 19.

A support 27, in the form of a plate, is disposed opposite to thesupport 19 and has flanges 28 adapted to receive pivot elements 29mounted in one of the arms 8. The inner end of the support 27 rests onthe back part of the frame 1. The support or plate 27 is supplied with akey-hole slot 30.

The device includes an auxiliary frame 31 comprising'a base 32 andupstanding resilient wings 33, there being depending flanges 35 at theplaces where the wings are joined to the base. The base 32 of theauxiliary frame 31 carries a depending headed stud 34:, adapted to bereceived in the key hole slot of the support 27, the base 32 of theauxiliary frame resting on'the support, and the flanges 35 engaging thelongitudinal edges of the part 27, the auxiliary frame 31 thus beingheld securelybut detachably on the member 22'. The Wings 33 of theauxiliary frame 31 are supplied with openings 36 receiving a shaft 37provided at one end with a head 50 engaging one of the wings 33. Theother of the-wings 33 is engaged by a nut 38 threaded on the shaft 37.The drum 39 is journaled forrotation on'the shaft 37 and is locatedbetween the wings 33. A strip 40 which may represent a plurality oftickets, is wound around the drum 39, the strip being extended alongthe-ribbon 12 beneath the platen 18 and be ing extended between the edge12 of'the clip or guide 25 and the support 19.

That portion of the strip 10 which is beneath theplaten 18 may beprinted upon in the way hereinbefore described. The strip may beadvanced after it has been printed, and be torn ofi across the edge 4:1of the member 25. It is possible,therefore to have many tickets,'printedin blank, and formed into a roll, each ticket being filled in with theappropriate station name, and by operating the plunger 14;, to tear theticket off as aforesaid, across the edge 41.

In case the ticket is composed of two parts, one of which is kept by thestationagent, one part of the ticket to be printed upon, the ticket maybe advanced until a mark thereon arrives at the edge 41, the stub forthe agent then beingprinted upon, and the ticket being advanced finallyuntil another mark thereon arrives at the edge 11, where upon the ticketin duplex form may be torn off. The construction of the device is suchthat it is unnecessary for the station agent to be provided witha largenumber of tickets representing the various stations on his division orline.

By tightening up the nut 38 on the shaft 37 the wings 33 of theauxiliary frame 31 may be made to bear on the ends of the drum 39 and,thus, the drum may be prevented from rotating too rapidly when the strip40 is drawn therefrom. The frame 31 constitutes both a support' for thedrum and a friction brake therefor.

If. desired, the supports27 and 19 may be swung outwardly in oppositedirections, thereby exposing the surface of the ribbon and giving accessto the ribbon and to the rotatable member 3.

What is claimed is 1. In a device .of the class described, a main frame;a rotatable typecarrying member journaled thereon; a platen-carriermov-.

able in the frame and cooperating with the type-carrying member, theplaten-carrier be ing locatedabove the type-carrying vmember; a drum onthe frame at one side of. the platen carrier' and located adjacent tothe upper portion of the type carrying member and a guide on the frameat the opposite side of the platen-carrier, thev guide being locatedadjacent to the upper portion of the type-carrying member, andv coactingwith the drum, both the drum and the guide being freely accessible froma pointjabove thetype-carrying member, I

2. In a device of the class described, a main frame; a rotatabletype-carrying member journaled thereon; a platen carrier movable in theframe and cooperating with the type-carrying member; a supporting meansextended above the upper portion of the type-carrying member; and adrum'bn'the supporting means'and located at one side of the platencarrier. l 1 I 3. In a device of the class described, a main frame; arotatable, type-carrying member j ournaled thereon; a platen-carriermovable in the frame and cooperating, with the typecarrying member;supports ivotedto the frame attheir outer ends, an extended toward theplaten carrier; 2. drum'mounted v support'and located on the oppositeside of the platen carrier. 7

1. In a device of the class described, a main frame; a rotatabletype-carrying member journaled thereon; a platen carrier movable in the.frame and cooperating with the typecarrying member; a supporting meansmounted on the frame a drum journaled on the supporting means andlocated at one side of the platen carrier; and a guide mounted on thesupporting means and located on the opposite side of the platen carrier,the guide having a tearing edge for the strip which the drum is adaptedto carry both the drum and the guidebeing located adjacent to the upperportion of the type-carrying member,

and being freely accessible fromj' a point above the typecarryingmember. 1

5. In a device of the class described, a main frame; a rotatable typecarryingmember journaled thereon; a laten carrier movable in theframeand cooperating with the platen carrying member; an auxiliary framesupport at one side on the platen carrier and including compressiblewings; a drum located between the Wings; and means mounted on the Wingsfor carrying the drum and for compressing the Wings on the drum therebyto afford a brake. I

6. In a device of the class described, a frame; a rotatable typecarrying member journaled thereon; a platen carrier movable in the frameand cooperating With the typecarrying member; supports pivoted at theirouter ends to the'main frame and carried at their inner ends by the mainframe; an auxiliary frame; a drum journaled on the auxiliary frame;means for connecting the auxiliary frame detachably to one support; anda spring pressed clip carried by the other strip and coacting With thedrum.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aifixedmy signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

SAMUEL D. MOMILLAN.

Witnesses:

FRED C. SINK, W. Z. GREEK

